Today is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere). Because Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted about 23.4 degrees relative to its orbit around the sun, this means that the different parts of the Earth receive the amount of light based on the position of the earth in its orbit around the sun. This tilt causes the earth’s seasons - From March to September, the Northern Hemisphere tilts more toward the sun, creating spring and summer, while in the Southern Hemisphere it’s fall and winter.

Did you know that the term “geodesy” was coined by Aristotle in about 350 BC? The term is derived from the Greek word ge, which means earth, and deo, which means to divide land. He created that name to differentiate it from the field of mathematics, called geometry in ancient Greek, (ge for “earth” and metry, meaning “to measure”). Essentially, geodesy means applied math.

More than 90% of organizations use cloud computing to run enterprise applications[1]. That means that everything from hospitals and first responders to Fortune 500 companies and governments rely on the cloud. Soon, air traffic control and police departments will be cloud-based as well. Society won’t be able to function without the cloud.